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Key appointments to stabilise the Department of Social Development

Key appointments to stabilise the Department of Social Development

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Urgent action to stop violence, abuse, and neglect in schools

Urgent action to stop violence, abuse, and neglect in schoolsCyril Ramaphosa Foundation

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#WorldEnvironmentDay: New recycling initiative to minimise SA's impact on Antarctica

Food gardens connect: Bridging the gap betwen poverty and economic opportunities

Food gardens connect: Bridging the gap betwen poverty and economic opportunitiesAndy Du Plessis, FoodForward SA

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The Big Cover Up secures R295,000 in funds for winter aid

OFM Radio The Big Cover Up secures R295,000 in funds for winter aid

6 Jun 2025

Urgent action to stop violence, abuse, and neglect in schools

Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation Urgent action to stop violence, abuse, and neglect in schools

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Food gardens connect: Bridging the gap betwen poverty and economic opportunities

FoodForward SA Food gardens connect: Bridging the gap betwen poverty and economic opportunities

5 Jun 2025

UP lecturer to take on Comrades Marathon to support missing-middle students

University of Pretoria UP lecturer to take on Comrades Marathon to support missing-middle students

4 Jun 2025

From learning to earning: how to accelerate Africa’s digital economy

Trialogue From learning to earning: how to accelerate Africa’s digital economy

3 Jun 2025

We don’t just drive sustainability; we empower the masses to lead it

Propelair SA We don’t just drive sustainability; we empower the masses to lead it

2 Jun 2025

Initiatives in Ennerdale highlights Air Products’ commitment to make a difference

Air Products South Africa Initiatives in Ennerdale highlights Air Products’ commitment to make a difference

30 May 2025

Zuzu the Hermit Crab: Where animation meets activism

Scholars Film Zuzu the Hermit Crab: Where animation meets activism

28 May 2025

CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservation

WWF South Africa CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservation

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Provantage leads the way in community empowerment with SocioTech partnership

Provantage Provantage leads the way in community empowerment with SocioTech partnership

23 May 2025

Butterfly House: Unfolding hope

COHSASA Butterfly House: Unfolding hope

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Release of a tagged speckled snapper in the iSimangaliso MPA (Photo credit: Bruce Mann).

3 research studies that show the positive impact of Marine Protected Areas in SA

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Mr Price Foundation launches R3m fund for young entrepreneurs

Mr Price Foundation launches R3m fund for young entrepreneurs

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Fairvest sharpens focus on retail strategy serving low-income communities

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Insights into H&M and WWF's partnership for a more sustainable future

Insights into H&M and WWF's partnership for a more sustainable future

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Cabinet sent basic income grant plan back to the drawing board

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Blind SA went to the high courts in Pretoria and Pietermaritzburg to appoint curators for two special schools it says are failing to adequately provide for learners with disabilities. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Blind SA takes schools to court over conditions for children with disabilities

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#WorldEnvironmentDay: New recycling initiative to minimise SA's impact on Antarctica

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Luxury home of Lottery “kingpin” frozen by Special Tribunal

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#WorldEnvironmentDay: The cost of extinction - new tech calculates financial fallout of biodiversity loss

5 Jun 2025

Pick n Pay ends the 'plastic revolution' with Reverse Vending Machines

Pick n Pay ends the 'plastic revolution' with Reverse Vending Machines

5 Jun 2025

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Why food systems must lead the climate conversation

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Why food systems must lead the climate conversation

Ozzy Nel 5 Jun 2025

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Profmed steps in as 1,800 qualified SA doctors face job and healthcare crisis

Katja Hamilton 4 Jun 2025

A group of elephants walk near a solar panel at a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, 23 October 2019. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Zimbabwe issues permits for cull of at least 50 elephants

Nelson Banya and Alessandro Parodi 4 Jun 2025

Thanda’s agroecology initiative cultivates opportunities for youth as unemployment rises

Thanda’s agroecology initiative cultivates opportunities for youth as unemployment rises

4 Jun 2025

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The Big Biodiversity Challenge 2025 is open for entry

3 Jun 2025

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Lesotho’s health system has been decimated by US funding cuts

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 Jun 2025

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Climate risk mitigation: Why early warning systems in energy, infrastructure sectors are vital

Shirleen Ritchie and Kirsten Wolmarans 2 Jun 2025

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Starlink's secret network uncovered in SA: Is it legal?

Katja Hamilton 30 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Justin Bott, CEO at Interwaste, examines business practices to address food packaging waste business practices for a more circular and responsible economy

Business practices to address food packaging waste

Justin Bott 30 May 2025

From L-R: Alberto Giménez (Technical Director at Real Madrid Foundation EFP South Africa); Brendan Epstein (Marketing Director at Real Madrid Foundation EFP South Africa & Founder of Collab Advertising); Andrés Muntaner Borrajo (Director of the Real Madrid Foundation EFP); Jevron Epstein (President of the Real Madrid Foundation EFP South Africa & CEO of Generation Schools); Kerryn Ackermann (Senior Management at Generation Schools); Sandra De Abreu (Senior Management at Generation Schools); Jac Vos (Financial Director at Real Madrid Foundation EFP South Africa & Financial Director at Generation Schools), Kyle Savile (Senior Management at Generation Schools).

Real Madrid's 3rd SA youth football programme kicks off in Joburg

30 May 2025

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Govt pays R6m from spaza shop fund

29 May 2025

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Not just another caretaker: Why ECD educators need specialised training

Sigamoney Naicker 29 May 2025

This winter the Pick n Pay Hypermarket Soup for SA initiative encourages customers to donate a packet of soup costing just R5, aiming to collect over one million packs of soup (Image supplied)

Pick n Pay Hypermarket Soup for SA to collect 1m packets of soup

29 May 2025

Tshego Bokaba, CSI Manager at the Momentum Group Foundation

From dependency to empowerment: Why we need to transform CSI in Africa

Tshego Bokaba 29 May 2025

Sinamuva Crèche has not received subsidy payments for two months. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 28 May 2025

community initiative in the lead up to Mandela Day 2025, Heroes Among Us by Mitchell’s Plain’s Liberty Promenade Mall aims to identify and celebrate unsung heroes and grassroots contributors who reflect the spirit of Mandela Day through ongoing acts of service. Pictured: Last year's campaign (Image supplied)

#MandelaDay2025: Heroes Among Us campaign celebrates heart of Mitchell’s Plain

27 May 2025

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Lesser flamingos lose one of their only four African breeding sites to sewage

Tim Cocks 27 May 2025

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SanParks launches Biodiversity Offset Bank

27 May 2025

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#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

Evan-Lee Courie 13 May 2025

Source: © Impact SRK Consulting considers the risk that illegal artisanal miners pose in the management of tailings dams in many parts of Africa

Illegal mining: A key risk to tailings dams management and mine closure

2 May 2025

Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent

Earth Day spotlights importance of environmental management of tailing dams

Alastair Bovim 22 Apr 2025

Source: © Genesis Water Tech The Clean Technology Fund, has recently launched and secured an initial commitment of R2,4 Billion ($120 million) under Airnergize Capital Fund I, which aims to drive and advance sustainable clean technology investments across Southern and broader Africa

First close of Airnergize Capital at R2.4bn in support of sustainable infrastructure for Africa

14 Apr 2025